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Tizuka Yamasaki

Tizuka Yamasaki

Director, Writer, 2nd Unit / Asst Director

Born May 12, 1949 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Tizuka Yamasaki (born May 12, 1949) is a Brazilian film director. Daughter of Japanese immigrants, Yamasaki was one of the first women filmmakers in Brazil to achieve a successful and longstanding career. She and her peers learned filmmaking by working on the sets of well-established Cinema Novo directors such as Glauber Rocha and Nelson Pereira dos Santos.

Yamasaki challenged the norms of Cinema Novo by increasing both the representation of women and the awareness of issues affecting women in Brazilian society. Her film style focuses on historical subjects and she uses the genre of melodrama to reconstruct Brazilian politics, history and culture.

She established herself as one of the most important film directors of the 1980s. Her films discussed sexuality and traditional gender roles more openly within Brazilian cultural identity. Yamasaki initiated a “cinema of emotion” to comment on Brazil’s past and rework female figures’ experiences in Brazil’s history.

During her career, especially during the final years of the Brazilian military dictatorship, Yamasaki has suffered censorship and funding issues with her films. In response to these challenges, she established her own production company in 1976, Centro de Produção e Comunicação (Production and Communication Center).

Tizuka gained some critical acclaim with her 1980 film "Gaijin, Os Caminhos da Liberdade" (aka "Gaijin, a Brazilian Odyssey"), a story about Japanese immigration to Brazil. She has also achieved the audience's praise by directing movies starring children TV show hostess Xuxa, which have become extremely popular and a cornerstone in Brazilian pop culture. In 2003, she completed Gaijin 2 as a sequel to her debut film.

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12 wins and 2 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

4

Type

Year

The Will: The Secret of Anita Harley Poster

The Will: The Secret of Anita Harley TV Series2026Self - Amiga de Anita

Xuxa: The Documentary Poster

Xuxa: The Documentary Mini-Series2023Self

Candango: Memórias do Festival Poster

Candango: Memórias do Festival Documentary2020Self

Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil Poster

Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil Documentary2003Self

Director

25

Type

Year

1817: A revolução esquecida Poster

1817: A revolução esquecida Documentary2017

Encantados Poster

Encantados Feature Film2014

The Brazilians: The Women Poster

The Brazilians: The Women TV Series2012

Aparecida: O Milagre Poster

Aparecida: O Milagre Feature Film2010

Tomie Ohtake Poster

Tomie Ohtake Video2010

Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess Poster

Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess Feature Film2009

Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou Poster

Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou Feature Film2005

Metamorphoses Poster

Metamorphoses TV Series2004

O Barato é Ser Careta Poster

O Barato é Ser Careta Short Film2000

Xuxa Popstar Poster

Xuxa Popstar Feature Film2000

Xuxa Requebra Poster

Xuxa Requebra Feature Film1999

Fica Comigo Poster

Fica Comigo Feature Film1998

Xuxa Especial: Uma Carta para Deus TV Movie1998

O Noviço Rebelde Poster

O Noviço Rebelde Feature Film1997

Xuxa Especial: O Direito de Ser Feliz TV Movie1996

A Madona de Cedro Poster

A Madona de Cedro Mini-Series1994

Você Decide Poster

Você Decide TV Series1992

Amazônia Poster

Amazônia TV Series1991

Xuxa in Crystal Moon Poster

Xuxa in Crystal Moon Feature Film1990

Kananga do Japão Poster

Kananga do Japão TV Series1989

The Promise Poster

The Promise Mini-Series1988

Beloved Country Brazil Poster

Beloved Country Brazil Feature Film1985

Parahyba Mulher Macho Poster

Parahyba Mulher Macho Feature Film1983

Cinema: Embaixador do Brasil Poster

Cinema: Embaixador do Brasil Feature Film1981

Gaijin, a Brazilian Odyssey Poster

Gaijin, a Brazilian Odyssey Feature Film1980

Writer

4

Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou Poster

Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou Feature Film2005

Beloved Country Brazil Poster

Beloved Country Brazil Feature Film1985

Parahyba Mulher Macho Poster

Parahyba Mulher Macho Feature Film1983

Gaijin, a Brazilian Odyssey Poster

Gaijin, a Brazilian Odyssey Feature Film1980

2nd Unit / Asst Director

2

The Age of the Earth Poster

The Age of the Earth Feature Film1980

The Amulet of Ogum Poster

The Amulet of Ogum Feature Film1974

Producer

2

Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou Poster

Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou Feature Film2005

Swingin' Betty Poster

Swingin' Betty Feature Film1984

Camera and Electrical Department

1

Soledade, a Bagaceira Poster

Soledade, a Bagaceira Feature Film1976

Editor

1

Beloved Country Brazil Poster

Beloved Country Brazil Feature Film1985

Production Designer

1

Tenda dos Milagres Poster

Tenda dos Milagres Feature Film1977

Production Manager

1

The Age of the Earth Poster

The Age of the Earth Feature Film1980

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